Trusting the process and myself

I went to my first Canada Basketball National Team camp when I was 16 years old, which is an opportunity that I never thought would present itself. When I was in grade 9, I tried out for the provincial team (Basketball Manitoba), and the director sent my name to Canada Basketball. I hopped on a plane by myself, for the first time, with no idea what to expect. It was definitely a little overwhelming; I was out of my comfort zone, surrounded by people I didn’t know. I just tried to be a sponge. I got cut from the team that first year, but the experience motivated me and opened my eyes to 1 day wearing the Canada jersey as an Olympian. I didn’t think it was a possibility, and it never crossed my mind until I went to that first identification camp (figure 1). Figure 1 Emily Potter. We had lots of great off-court sessions about nutrition, recovery and mental health at that camp. It was the first time I realised that I needed to do more besides just play basketball when I got home. I went back to Winnipeg and was connected through Basketball Manitoba and Canada Basketball to a bunch of resources through the Centre for Sport Performance (eg, nutrition …